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JANUARY & FEBRUARY 2009 ISSUE |
LUNAR NEW YEAR GREETINGS
Wishing all members and devotees
to bloom with the brightest things of life!
With Warmest Wishes,
Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Association
(The Lamas & Management Committee)
To mark the beginning of 2009,
H.E. Tulku Gyang Khang Rinpoche will be in town. During Tulku's visit here, he
will confer empowerments and preside over our puja. Also to welcome the Year of Ox, our centre
has lined up a series of programs for all members and devotees to participate
in. We sincerely hope you can join us in these beneficial programs to receive
blessings and have an auspicious start for the new year. Do read more in our
newsletter for Tulku and our lunar new year programs.
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Date |
Programs |
Time |
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01/01 |
Riwo Sang Chot |
10am - 11.30am |
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09/01 |
Vajrapani Empowerment |
8pm - 9.30pm |
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10/01 |
Lives Release |
9.30am |
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10/01 |
Thousands Armed
Chenrezig Empowerment |
8pm - 9.30pm |
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11/01 |
Chenrezig Chang Chog |
refer to below schedule |
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22/01 - 24/01 |
Vajrakilaya Gutor |
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25/01 |
Amitayus Long
Life & Lüd Tangwa |
10am - 3.30pm |
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25/01 |
Sakyamuni Puja &
Khatag offerings |
10.30pm - midnight |
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26/01 |
21 Dzambala Puja
& Treasure Vases
Blessing Ceremony |
11am - 12.30pm |
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08/02 |
Gya Nag Kag Dok
(Clearing of Obstacles for the new year.) |
10am - 12pm |
You may
also accumulate merits in our monthly pujas (e.g.
Medicine Buddha Puja, Green Tara Puja & etc.) by making
lamp offering to the Buddhas, which is available at
S$5 per lamp.
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RIWO SANG CHÖT
Riwo Sang Chöt,
“The Mountain of Burnt
Offering”, is a form
of smoke offering made to all the Buddhas, Deities, Dharma
Protectors and Dakinis. It was a terma teaching
concealed by Guru Rinpoche in order to benefit the future
generations. He gave explicit prophecies regarding the
future manifestation of this sacred teaching, and
accordingly, it was revealed by Terton Lhatsun Namkha
Jigme.
This
powerful puja enables participants to accumulate merits and
blessings. It facilitates the purification of our bad karma,
sicknesses and obstacles, paying off the karmic debts of our
previous lives, as well as increasing wealth and life spans
for our present and future lives.
Our centre will conduct the
puja on 1st January between 10am to 12pm.
Participants may register for the puja at
$10 for
Individual, $20 for Family or $50 for Company. The
registration included offering items like biscuits, fruits,
butter, milk and etc.
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EMPOWERMENTS BY H.E. TULKU GYANG KHANG RINPOCHE
Our centre is pleased to receive the visit of
H.E. Tulku Gyang Khang Rinpoche in this January. Tulku will
confer the
Vajrapani Empowerment on 09/01 (8pm)
and
Thousand Armed Chenrezig Empowerment on 10/01 (8pm)
in our centre.
Vajrapani
Empowerment
Date: 09/01/2009
(Friday)
Time: 8.00 pm
Vajrapani (from Sanskrit
vajra, "thunderbolt" or "diamond" and pani, lit. "in the
hand") is one of the earliest bodhisattvas of Mahayana
Buddhism. He is the protector and guide of the Buddha, and
rose to symbolize the Buddha's power. Vajrapani was used
extensively in Buddhist iconography as one of the three
protective deities surrounding the Buddha. Each of them
symbolizes one of the Buddha's virtues: Manjusri (the
manifestation of all the Buddhas' wisdom), Avalokitesvara
(the manifestation of all the Buddhas' compassion) and
Vajrapani (the
manifestation of all the Buddhas' power).
On the popular level, Vajrapani, Holder of
the Thunderbolt Scepter (symbolizing the power of
compassion), is the
Bodhisattva who
represents the power of all the Buddhas,
just as Avalokitesvara represents their great compassion,
Manjusri their wisdom, and Tara their miraculous deeds. For
the yogi, Vajrapani is a means of accomplishing fierce
determination and symbolizes unrelenting effectiveness in
the conquest of negativity. His taut posture is the active
warrior pose (pratayalidha), based on an archer's stance but
resembling the en garde position in Western fencing. His
outstretched right hand brandishes a vajra and his left hand
deftly holds a lasso - with which he binds demons. He wears
a skull crown with his hair standing on end. His expression
is wrathful and he has a third eye. Around his neck is a
serpent necklace and his loin cloth is made up of the skin
of a tiger, whose head can be seen on his right knee.
Vajrapani
practice is excellent to burn away afflictive emotions and
obscurations. This practice also protects the surrounding
environment from negative weather related circumstances,
which we are all experiencing due to climate changes.
Thousand Armed Chenrezig Empowerment
Date: 10/01/2009
(Saturday)
Time: 8.00 pm
Chenrezig is the embodiment of
all the love and compassion of all the Buddhas of the past,
present, and future. He is a great Bodhisattva who
continually benefits beings. With his 1,000 arms he
continuously and compassionately benefits sentient beings in
whatever ways are needed. Hence, he is regarded as the
source of all blessings.
The practice of Chenrezig
accomplishes all activities and wishes on both the worldly
and spiritual levels.
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LIVES RELEASE
Date: 10th January 2009
(Saturday)
Meeting Time & Venue: 9.30am at Changi Ferry Terminal
H.E. Tulku Gyang Khang Rinpoche will be
joining us in the Lives Release.
Saving
the lives of animals on the verge of being killed is
considered an 'intensified' virtuous activity, resulting
in the accumulation of merits which surpasses many
others. Sponsors as well as participants of this event
will acquire great merits that will help to clear one’s
obstacles and enhance one’s life span.
The cost
of boat trip is S$20.00 per person.
Interested participants are advised to register early to
avoid disappointment. Voluntary contributions are
welcomed for the purchase of sea creatures to be
released.
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CHENREZIG CHANG CHOG & SMOKE
OFFERING PUJA
It is of
importance for one to pay respect to their ancestors or
deceased loved ones before the Chinese Lunar New Year. With
this in mind, our centre has arranged the Chenrezig Chang
Chog Puja on 11th January 2009 (Sunday).
The puja will be lead by H.E. Tulku Gyang
Khang Rinpoche.
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Date |
Time |
Program |
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11/01
(Sun) |
10am -
12pm |
Chenrezig Chang Chog Puja
& Smoke Offering |
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2pm -
5pm |
Click to download
the puja registration form.
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Per
Deceased Name |
S$5 per
name |
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Per
Ancestors |
S$10 per
surname |
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Smoke
Offering |
S$5 each |
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VAJRAKILAYA GUTOR
The
Vajrakilaya Gutor is a ritual for pacifying negativities and
eliminating obstacles of the current year for a smooth new
year ahead.
The ritual
will be performed according to the Terma text of
Terton Ratna Lingpa. During the ritual, there
will be prayer sessions with tsok offerings. The
Lamas will make a large Torma (in the form of Vajrakilaya)
together with 46 retinue Tormas representing various sacred
hand emblems for this particular event.
At the end of
the 3 days ritual, the Tormas will be burnt, symbolizing the
purification of our obstacles and negativities. The
schedule of this ritual is set out as follows: -
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Date |
Time |
Program |
22/01 & 23/01
Thu & Fri |
10am -
12pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor |
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2pm - 5pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor
&
Mahakala Puja |
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8pm -
10pm |
Vajrakilaya Puja |
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24/01
Sat |
10am -
12pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor |
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2pm - 5pm |
Vajrakilaya Gutor
& Burning of Torma |
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AMITAYUS LONG LIFE PRAYERS & LÜD TANGWA
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Date |
Time |
25/01
(Sun) |
10.00am -
12.00pm |
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1.00pm - 3.30pm |
Amitayus
Buddha (the Buddha of long life, merits and wisdom) is
considered the Sambhogakaya aspect of the widely known
Amitabha Buddha. The main practice of Amitayus is to
prolong or extend one's lifespan. Longevity is seen as a
contributing condition that will allow us more time and
opportunity to practice the Dharma so that we can fulfill
our true human potential - the achievement of ultimate
happiness. It is therefore very important to do the Amitayus
Long-life practice.
The ritual of
Lüd Tangwa is performed to eradicate untimely death due to
obstacles caused by evil spirits & other negativities.
During this
ritual, participants will place their cut nails, hair,
unwashed worn clothing, len-chag (a type of mold used for
rubbing on unwell body parts) into a receptacle (Lüd)
containing a figurine of a human being. The figurine
actually represents the obstacles and negativities of
participants, just like the various substances that we place
into the Lüd. Other offerings like food and etc are also
placed into the Lüd, with the aim of pacifying the evil
spirits and other negativities.
Traditionally, at the end of this ritual, the Lüd will be
thrown at crossroads, but due to legal constraints here, the
Lüd will be burnt instead, thus eliminating all causes of
untimely death.
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REGISTRATION FOR VAJRAKILAYA GUTOR & LÜD TANGWA
Participants who are interested to join the Vajrakilaya
Gutor and Lüd Tangwa are required to register and contribute
as follows: -
Click to download
the puja registration form.
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Category |
Individual |
Family |
Company |
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Lamp Offering
(for 4 days) |
S$40 |
S$80 |
S$138 |
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Clearing of Obstacles
(for 4 days) |
S$30 |
S$60 |
S$128 |
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Flowers offering |
S$10 each |
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Tsog Offering |
S$10 each |
Please do not miss this opportunity to embark
on a promising New Year!
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SAKYAMUNI PUJA & KHATAG
OFFERINGS TO H.H. PENOR RINPOCHE
On the eve of
the Chinese Lunar New Year on 25th January
at 10.30pm, our center will conduct the Sakyamuni
prayers followed by a session of khatag (Tibetan silk
scarves) offerings to the portrait of His Holiness Penor
Rinpoche.
There will be
a countdown session before the Khatag offering to welcome
the year of Ox. Devotees may bring along their mandarin
oranges to pay respect to the Sanghas. Come and join us in
this once a year event to receive the blessings and to
welcome the Chinese Lunar New Year!
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TWENTY ONE DZAMBALA PUJA & TREASURE VASE BLESSING CEREMONY
Click to download
the puja registration form.
In order to
welcome an auspicious new year that bring better achievement
and prosperity to all, our centre will conduct the Twenty
One Dzambala Puja and Treasure Vases' blessing ceremony on
26th January at 11.00am.
Conditions for the Treasure Vase Blessing Ceremony:
Blessing
ceremony of treasure vases requires special prayers. Thus,
please adhere to the following conditions:
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Only treasure vases that are acquired
from
our centre are allowed
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Treasure vase must have name tag and receipt
numbers, and to be collected on the same day after the
blessing.
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Registration fee for
each vase is
S$10.00
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GYA
NAG KAG DOK
Click to download
the puja registration form.
Our centre
will conduct this prayer on 8th February 2009 from
10am - 12pm. Registration for this prayer is at
$10 per name.
This prayer is done for clearing obstacles in
relation with one's life for specific age of the year, like
the age of 13, 25, 37 and so forth for every twelve years,
where it is called "kag" in Tibetan. This is explained
according to astrological calculation in the Tibetan
tradition.
The benefits of this puja helps to clear
one's obstacles in general and even specific way. It helps
to smooth one's activity, obstacles get reversed and help to
prevent one's from sickness. Normally things will be better
for oneself during the year after doing the Gya Nag Kag Dok
puja.
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NEW
YEAR VEGETARIAN LUNCH GATHERING
Our centre is
delightful to have all devotees to gather together during
the New Year for a POT LUCK vegetarian lunch on on 1st
February 2009 @ 12pm. If you wish to contribute your
specialty dishes or dessert on this joyous event, please
register with Shiyun at 9877 0726 (hp).
We will have
vegetarian Yu Sheng for everyone to “LOU HEI” together.
Don’t miss this chance to welcome an auspicious new year
together!
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E-Newsletter
The latest
newsletter can now be view at our website at
www.palyulsg.org. If you would like to help us reduce
the financial burden of bimonthly printing, envelopes and
stamp costs, kindly indicate your wish to opt out of the
hardcopy newsletter mailing service by emailing your
particulars to
enews@palyulsg.org. Thank you.
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For cheque payment, please made payable to
Palyul Nyingma Buddhist Association
and mail
it to 721 Geylang Road, Singapore 389632.
Please
indicate your name(s) and the respective items/events that
you are registering for together with contact numbers for
our reference. Alternatively, you can come personally to our
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